Search for wild dog pack resumes

Friday

Apr 26, 2013 at 12:01 AM

FRENCH CAMP - Authorities on Thursday night resumed their search for a pack of wild dogs that has killed hundreds of goats in French Camp, said Deputy Les Garcia, a spokesman for the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.

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FRENCH CAMP - Authorities on Thursday night resumed their search for a pack of wild dogs that has killed hundreds of goats in French Camp, said Deputy Les Garcia, a spokesman for the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.

Garcia said authorities were planning an operation that was expected to last until about 4 this morning, but he wouldn't disclose details. Deputies and animal control officers had no luck luring the dogs into their trap Wednesday night, when a livestock owner placed two goats in an open field in hopes of baiting the wild dogs.

The dogs are believed to be responsible for at least six attacks at five locations since April 11, Garcia said. They have killed at least 240 goats in the area, according to Joe Mayar, manager of the Stockton Livestock Auction Yards on East French Camp Road, where 160 goats were killed Monday.